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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8397561" data-attributes="member: 23751">Abused as a kid, he's a sociopath, and other similar things.  There's nothing you can do with D&D rules.Wow.  You just took a very large leap with no information again. We've not discussed how society and family fail these people.  We've only been discussing D&D rules, which aren't going to stop them.This is the best argument you've put forward so far.  However, I'm not yet convinced by it.  I agree that it is more likely that they would all leave at once, but I'm not sure how much more likely it would be and if that increase is worth the damage to the tool for the vast majority of DMs who do not abuse their authority.It's not that simple, though.  You(general you) have to weigh whether the damage you are doing to the tool is outweighed by the few(relatively) groups that would have increased benefit from the change.Not possibly.  It happened.  You are also wrong with the declaration that it doesn't serve a purpose.  The unfettered fiat ability has the purpose of allowing the DM the freedom to really make the game better for his group. To tailor it to their needs and to ditch portions of the game rules that interfere with the group's enjoyment of the game.  Many are the times where a game rule that was usually a good one, suddenly didn't make sense in an unusual situation and I had to toss it on the fly and come up with something of my own.  To have to stop the action in order to discuss the situation, proposed a new rule, receive counter proposals, and then vote on a replacement would destroy the session. It's much better for the DM to just have the authority to just make a ruling and quickly move on with the fun.Sure.  I've never disputed that there aren't other ways to game, or that those games don't work for certain people.  I don't think I'd enjoy that kind of game as a player, though, at least not for longer than a one shot to try it out.The same reason you don't force trucks on every car owner.  Sure trucks are fun and enjoyable for those that like them, but there are a lot of us who don't like trucks and don't want to drive one.Forcing those rules you just described above on everyone is going to have a negative effect on a whole lot of us.  We aren't playing those sorts of games right now for reasons, including we don't like them.Here is what you said.There is no self accusation that you are potentially mistaken because of not experiencing his life.  You tossed doubt on what he said from the get go with "who has seemed not to have expeirenced(sic) a truly bad DM." and then went into telling us that he was probably wrong about his own experiences, indicating that you felt you know his experiences better than he does.</blockquote>

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